One of my hobbies is making small addressable LED displays (using pixels such as WS2812B or APA102) that run on 5V and use a 5V data signal. I have been using these SN74HCT245N transceivers to shift micro controller 3.3V signals up to 5V for the LEDs. It has always worked very well.
Now I want to try to make some more compact builds and will only need 2 inputs/2 outputs, instead of 8 channels. What would be a good surface mount part that could still reasonably be hand soldered? Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Now I want to try to make some more compact builds and will only need 2 inputs/2 outputs, instead of 8 channels. What would be a good surface mount part that could still reasonably be hand soldered? Any suggestions would be appreciated.